Cavendish sprayed with urine by angry fans at Tour de France

British cyclist Mark Cavendish had urine thrown at him during the 11th stage of the Tour de France.

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Mark Cavendish has urine thrown at him during 11th stage of the Tour de France

Incident comes day after collision with Tom Veelers

Chris Froome retains yellow jersey and extends lead to three minutes 25 seconds

Germany's Tony Martin won the 33 kilometer time trial

The Tour de France remains one of the few prestigious events where spectators can almost reach out and touch the riders -- or throw urine on them as Mark Cavendish found out Wednesday.

The British rider, who was absolved of any wrongdoing following a collision with Tom Veelers just 24 hours earlier, was the target of an angry fan as he rode through the 33 kilometer individual time trial between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.

Cycling fans are very much split over Cavendish -- with some unimpressed by his perceived arrogance and large ego, while others love his insatiable desire to win.

Cavendish refused to speak about the incident after being doused with urine by an irate spectator during an afternoon which he will quickly want to forget.

His Omega Pharm teammate Tony Martin won the 11th stage with Chris Froome retaining the yellow jersey, but it was Cavendish who was again in the limelight.